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New York Times, Friday, January 1, 1965

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 21.0
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© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,633
Across
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Pen point. : STUB
5
High old time. : SPREE
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Time: Fr. : FOIS
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Subject of John Payne song. : HOME
15
City founded in 969. : CAIRO
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Press of business. : RUSH
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Schnabel recording. : EMPERORCONCERTO
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Lots. : DESTINIES
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Writer of 25 centuries ago. : AESOP
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French possessive. : MES
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Graduate degree. : BSS
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"Good night ___ ... " : LADIES
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Incitor. : ABETTOR
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Theban deity. : AMON
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Willow tree. : OSIER
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College affair. : HOP
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Rudolph Serkin recording. : MOONLIGHTSONATA
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Comedian's forte. : PUN
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Foils. : EPEES
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Edge of a cliff. : BROW
43
Packs over again. : RECASES
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Leaves of grass. : SPEARS
47
Fuss. : ADO
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Part of a continent: Abbr. : SWA
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Was brilliant. : SHONE
52
Containing the sound of "h." : ASPIRATED
58
Christmas treat. : NUTCRACKERSUITE
60
City on the Jumna. : AGRA
61
Type of picture. : STILL
62
Small duck. : TEAL
63
Sound: Prefix. : PHON
64
Poker term. : KITTY
65
Heraldic band. : ORLE
Down
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Impart. : SHED
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"It's all the same ___." : TOME
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Diamond men. : UMPS
4
Borscht ingredient. : BEET
5
Cakes. : SCONES
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City of Light. : PARIS
7
American playwright. : RICE
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Shakespearean role. : EROS
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A thousand ages. : EON
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Most unencumbered. : FREEST
11
Double possessive. : OURS
12
That ___ say. : ISTO
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Working place. : SHOP
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Jack Frost's work. : RIME
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Man of Havana. : CASTRO
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Busy ones. : BEES
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Symbol of Florence Nightingale. : LAMP
25
"Parlez-moi d'___ ... " : AMOUR
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___'s best. : DOONE
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Tabard, for one. : INN
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Volcanic output. : ASHES
29
Fragments. : BITS
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American novelist. : OHARA
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Opposite of stator. : ROTOR
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Curved molding. : OGEE
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Feet of a sort. : PAWS
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U Thant, for example. : LEADER
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___ facto. : IPSO
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Helmsman's course. : NBE
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Gay, wild dance. : CANCAN
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Curling. : SWIRLY
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Church districts: Abbr. : PARS
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Signified. : SPELT
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Kind of shot. : SNAP
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Actor Franklin. : HUGH
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Another: Sp. : OTRO
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Playwright's concern. : ACTI
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Comic piece. : SKIT
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Self-propelled: Prefix. : AUTO
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Animal: Ger. : TIER
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And others: Abbr. : ETAL
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Proofreader's instruction. : DELE
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Invite. : ASK

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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